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Deep below Antarctic ice, scientists confirm mysterious nest structures spanning hundreds of square kilometers

An autonomous underwater vehicle named LASSIE has spent 48 hours continuously monitoring the seafloor beneath Antarctica’s ...
New Scientist

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away

Antarctica’s most threatened glacier is about to be further destabilised, as the floating ice shelf in front of Thwaites glacier is set to break away. “Its final demise could happen suddenly, and to ...

Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is to disintegrate: Scientists warn the ice shelf could break apart — what does that mean for the future?

The alarm bells are ringing as experts closely monitor the precarious state of Thwaites Glacier, dubbed the 'Doomsday Glacier ...
Phys.org

Antarctica's ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below—knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial

A rare dataset collected by instruments at the point where Antarctica's largest ice shelf begins to float reveals ocean processes that drive melting at this critical part of the continent. During a ...
Phys.org

Rapidly melting Antarctic ice shelves may cause global sea levels to rise far faster than expected

Global sea levels may rise faster than previously expected, suggests a new study in Nature Communications. The reason is that warming oceans appear to be melting Antarctic ice shelves from below much ...
The Conversation

Antarctica’s ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below – knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial

A rare dataset collected by instruments at the point where Antarctica’s largest ice shelf begins to float reveals ocean processes that drive melting at this critical part of the continent. During a ...